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Data Science27 days agoOn-site

Microsoft

Principal Applied Scientist - Auction & Bidding

machine learningoptimizationcontrol theorystatisticscausal inferenceauction designauto-biddingAIdata sciencealgorithm developmentpredictive analytics

Key details

Salary

From $140K

Employment type

Full-time

Seniority

Senior

Years experience

5-10

Location

Mountain View, California, United States; Redmond, Washington, United States

Full job description

The Ads Monetization Algo team at Microsoft Advertising develops and optimizes real-time bidding and auction algorithms to improve ad performance and revenue. The role requires expertise in quantitative fields such as statistical machine learning, decision theory, operations research, optimization theory, mathematical modeling, data mining, causal inference, game theory, mechanism design, and optimal control. Responsibilities include designing bidding strategies, auction mechanisms, large-scale experiments, automation algorithms for advertisers, marketplace optimization methods, and causal reasoning models. Required qualifications include a relevant degree with 3-6+ years of related experience or equivalent, with preferred qualifications including 8+ years developing live production systems and 3 years in auto-bidding or auction design. The position is full-time, on-site in Redmond, WA or Mountain View, CA. Salary ranges from $139,900 to $274,800 annually in the US, with higher ranges in specific metro areas.

What you'll do

  • Design, implement, and analyze bidding strategies using optimization and control theory
  • Design, prototype, and analyze auction mechanisms for specific product areas
  • Design and oversee large-scale, long-term experiments using advanced statistics and machine learning
  • Design automation algorithms for advertisers using AI and ML to improve ROI
  • Implement methods for optimizing the marketplace at large scale
  • Develop models for causal reasoning using AI, ML, and statistics

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years related experience
  • OR Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years related experience
  • OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years related experience
  • OR equivalent experience
  • Preferred: Master's Degree AND 9+ years related experience or Doctorate AND 6+ years related experience or equivalent experience
  • 8+ years of experience developing and deploying live production systems
  • 3 years of experience in Auto-Bidding or Auction Design

Tech stack

machine learningoptimizationcontrol theorystatisticscausal inferencedata mininggame theorymechanism designmathematical modelingAIpredictive analytics

Benefits

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensationAdditional benefits and pay information available at https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

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